Discover the ins and outs of introducing corn to your little one! Learn why corn kernels can pose a choking hazard and when it's safe to offer corn on the cob. Explore fun recipes like homemade polenta and adapted cornbread that are perfect for baby-led weaning. Plus, get tips on enhancing flavors with ingredients like agave syrup. This guide is packed with essential safety advice and delightful ideas for making corn a nutritious addition to your baby's diet!
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Understanding Corn in Baby's Stool
Seeing intact corn pieces in baby stool is normal and not a digestion concern.
Contact a doctor if you notice blood in your baby's stool instead.
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Nutritional Value of Corn
Corn is a good carbohydrate source and offers fiber, vitamin C, and B vitamins.
Corn allergy is rare, and corn is safe and nutritious for babies.
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When to Feed Corn Safely
Avoid giving babies corn on the cob until they have at least one tooth for safer self-feeding.
Do not offer small individual corn kernels early on due to choking hazards and difficulty in self-feeding.
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#107: Can babies eat corn? Is corn good for babies? How do I safely offer corn for my baby? In this episode we’re talking all things corn for baby-led weaning: why corn kernels are a choking hazard early on in BLW, when it’s safe to offer your baby corn on the cob, how to use cornmeal for self-feeding and how to adapt a recipe for cornbread to make it ok for your baby to eat.
Listen to this episode to learn:
Corn kernels - why babies should not be fed small individual corn kernels early on in feeding; but how you can adapt corn into a BLW recipe that babies can safely self-feed
Corn on the cob - why we don’t offer baby corn on the cob until there is at least 1 tooth to help maximize independence in self-feeding
Cornmeal - how homemade polenta is one of the easiest baby foods you’ll ever make and how to adapt a cornbread recipe to make it safe for BLW
Not sure about which foods to offer your baby next? Get your copy of my original 100 FIRST FOODS list on my free online video workshop called BABY-LED WEANING FOR BEGINNERS.
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